Lauren has six years of experience writing and editing home improvement content. She covered lifestyle, DIY, design and cleaning at The Spruce for five years and contributed home improvement pieces to ...

Preparing an estimate for a painting job requires knowing all the details the service will entail. Certain jobs may include extra duties along with the painting, requiring you to inquire regarding the ...

Estimating how much exterior paint you need starts with knowing your square footage. Measure the height and width of each wall, multiply those numbers to get the total square footage, then add the ...

Is there any way to guess how many gallons of paint I will need to paint the interior of my new house? I don't have measurements until we do a walkthrough but I know the house is 1570 sq. ft. and I ...